Cascade Middle School

Cascade Middle School, a modestly sized middle-grades school in Eugene, Oregon, overseen by Bethel SD 52, works with 375 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

Across the 11 schools in Bethel SD 52 (4,988 students total), Cascade Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Cascade Middle School shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Cascade Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lane County (around 76%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cascade Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.3%.

Across the wider county, Lane County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Cascade Middle School is one.

Willamette High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cascade Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cascade Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 22.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 14%: 328 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 64% to 53%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.